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    Mothers and Daughters of Invention
    Notes for a Revised History of Technology

    Autumn Stanley (Author)

    9780813521978

    Paperback / softback, published 1 October 1995

    748 pages
    23.5 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 1.048 kg

    An indispensable reference tool.
    (Choice)
    A clearly written volume which the non-academic can easily and enjoyably read.
    (New Moon Parenting)
    Invaluable. There is nothing else with as much information between two covers on the market.
    - Ruth Schwartz Cowan (President, Society for the History of Technology)

    Written in an engaging and accessible style, this first broadly focused compensatory history of technology not only includes women's contributions but begins the long-overdue task of redefining technology and significant technology and to value these contributions correctly. Stanley traces women's inventions in five vital areas of technology worldwide--agriculture, medicine, reproduction, machines, and computers--from prehistory (or origin) forward, profiling hundreds of women, both famous and obscure. The author does not ignore theory. She contributes a paradigm for male takeovers of technologies originated by women.

    Preface
    Acknowledgements
    Introduction
    1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology
    2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine
    3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology
    4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines
    5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology
    Conclusion
    Appendixes
    Bibliography
    Index
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